Prorhinotermes flavus
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Prorhinotermes flavus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Infraorder: | Isoptera |
Family: | Rhinotermitidae |
Genus: | Prorhinotermes |
Species: | P. flavus
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Binomial name | |
Prorhinotermes flavus (Bugnion & Popoff, 1910)
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Prorhinotermes flavus, is a species of subterranean termite of the genus Prorhinotermes. It is native to India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands. It is found in coastal areas such as mangroves.[1] It shows both dampwood and subterranean features, where they nests in dead trees but forage on soil as a typical subterranean termite. They are not known as pests.[2]
References
- ^ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Termite pictures – Prorhinotermes flavus". Termite Web. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
External links
- Semiochemicals of Prorhinotermes flavusError: "Q30591890" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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